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Water tank size! 5 gal tank at 1 gal/min = 5 min showers. Yeesh.

Dicing onion with a dull knife, and sweet potatoes due to the hard centers when they're raw.

Here in Texas, we have small BBQ joints practically around every corner. Try some smoked sausage from some place like that, plus some good crackers and cheese like others suggest.

I'm a records manager, and here's what we recommend in general for holding onto personal records (note - these timelines may vary depending on your needs/industry/etc.):
-- Birth, marriage, or death certificate; adoption or custody papers; citizenship papers; divorce or separation papers; property settlement agreements; will; military papers; passports; social security card; diplomas and transcripts: keep permanently
-- Real property deeds, title papers, abstracts, mortgage and other lien documents: duration of ownership + 10 years, provided any action relating to legal matters pertaining the property has been completed
-- Burial lot deed; tax assessment notices, purchase contracts or records of capital improvements; motor vehicle titles, purchase receipts, licenses and registration: duration of ownership
-- Stocks, bonds and other securities: duration of ownership provided taxes due or losses claimed have been calculated and reported to the IRS
-- Bank statements and cancelled checks: 3 years, but check with your banking institution about their policy on how long they retain electronic copies of statements and cancelled checks
-- Insurance policies and records of claims made: permanent or until superseded (IMO, these should be permanent)
-- Tax records: 7 years
-- Medical insurance: 5 years from date of service
-- Warranty documents: life of object
-- Home repair bills and contracts: 10 years
-- Pay stubs: keep last statement; an annual statement should be retained with tax records for 7 years
-- Credit card statements: Most current 3 months unless used for documentation of deductions for tax purposes, and those should be retained with the tax records for 7 years
-- ATM receipts: until verified on the bank statement
-- Utility bills: most recent 3 months. Recommendation is to retain an updated list of your utility history, rental history, etc. for reference purposes.

I used to live there!! Love the shade from the trees, but my herbs got torched last summer on those balconies (though mine faced east).

Kosher is the standard, but also have sea salt and table salt on hand. Loved the smoked alderwood salt as a present earlier this year, and intend to try truffle salt soon.